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  1. Re:This is what I think. on Thor: The Dark World — What Did You Think? · · Score: 1

    I thought they should rastify Thor by 10% or so.

    Props for the Itchy & Scratchy & Poochy reference!

  2. Which one is it? on Snowden Is Lying, Say House Intelligence Committee Leaders · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He's lying, or he's the worst traitor in the history of the United States. It can't be both. If he's lying, then he didn't reveal any highly classified state secrets.

    Typical gub'mint response. Talking out of both sides of their asses at the same time.

  3. Re:Experience of the first ever webpage on CERN Celebrates 20 Years of an Open Web (and Rebuilds 1st Web Page) · · Score: 2

    Sometimes I miss dancing hamsters.

    But then I sober up.

  4. Martial Arts on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Stay Fit At Work? · · Score: 1

    I joined three gyms in 5-6 years and never stuck with it for more than 3 months, wasting the rest of the year's membership. Then, I decided to get into martial arts (partly as a family activity). A decent school with good master instructors will keep you motivated. There's always a new goal ahead of you: your next belt promotion, that new technique you saw the senior students practicing, new opportunities, etc. I've stuck with it for 6.5 years now, earning a 2nd dan in taekwondo and have been training in various Korean sword techniques for the past 3 years. When I started, I was around 215#, now I hover around 185-190# which is appropriate for my height and body type.

    You just have to carve time out of your schedule. I drop my older son off at school around 7:15, work from 8-5, train immediately after work 2-3 days a week and still have time to cook dinner, attend soccer practices, help with homework and so on. The big difference is that I watch little TV any more ... and don't really miss it.

  5. Re:Bullshit on Degree Hack: Cobbling Together Credit Hours For Cheap · · Score: 2

    A friend of mine is having his PhD entirely footed by the university he's performing research work at. How sweet it can be!

    That's how I did mine ... combination of TA and RA = no grad school debt plus ~$1500-1800/mo income (back in the mid-late 90s) to scrape by on.

  6. Re:Congratulating yourself? You should be sorry! on Silicon Valley's Dirty Little Secret: Age Bias · · Score: 1

    Oh, many of us do, but the laws have been written that keep the working class down. We take what we can get and be glad for it. It's the American Way!

  7. Re:MN-Presidential wasn't why I voted on U.S. Election Day In Progress: What's Been Your Experience? · · Score: 1

    Good luck. Our Republican state legislature figured out a way to get our anti-gay-rights amendment on the ballot during the primaries which a) have notoriously low voter turnout and b) didn't have a Democratic race for president, further limiting the liberal vote. It probably didn't make a huge difference in the end, but it shows the lengths conservatives will go to in order to shove their morals down everyone else's throats.

  8. Re:Funny business across the country on U.S. Election Day In Progress: What's Been Your Experience? · · Score: 1

    If you can find some links that show Republicans up to shenanigans by all means post them.

    I'm too bored to do much digging, but I read this one about an hour ago. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/dont-pass-it-voting-booth-hoax-spreads-facebook-1C6884772. That said, maybe it isn't being perpetrated by R ... maybe a D is behind it in an effort to make it look like an R.

    In either case, there's lots of shenanigans going on by both major parties. Don't act so surprised.

  9. Re:Nice places to visit also... on GM Brings IT Dev Back In House; Self-Driving Caddy In the Works · · Score: 1

    The winters are...more interesting. Not horrible, but lots of snow and cold.

    Does not compute. Lots of snow and cold is my exact definition of a horrible winter.

  10. Re:CmdrTaco's Blog Post on 15 Years of Stuff That Matters · · Score: 1

    Fortunately, as Slashdot approaches its 2^17th story, we've managed to keep track of almost all our old postings — all but the first 2^10, or so.

    Right there in paragraph 1.

  11. Re:Are you a 'secret' /.'er? on Ask Steve Wozniak Anything · · Score: 1

    Scroll up... Then again, it's not much of a secret when his username is "SteveWoz".

  12. Re:How do you make it cheaper? Home brew on Beer Is Cheaper In the US Than Anywhere Else In the World · · Score: 1

    Go for a malt-forward brew and you can get by on about $23-25 for a 5 gallon batch, which will yield north of 50 12 oz bottles. Under $0.50 for a good beer is a nice price point, but as you say, there are some up-front equipment costs, ignored labor costs and TIME!

  13. Re:T-Shirt sizes on Slashdot Turns 15, What Are You Doing Later? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is slashdot ... Try 1% Small, 9% Medium, 30% Large, 40% X-Large and 20% XXXL

  14. Re:Suprising that no one has sued. on Apple Yanks Mac Virus Immunity Claims From Website · · Score: 2

    Or like how Pixie Stix are naturally low fat...

  15. Re:Take advice from those before you.... on Ask Slashdot: What To Do Before College? · · Score: 1

    If ever a post should be modded above a 5, it's this. I stuck around town, worked (mostly) day shift in the kitchen of a pizza joint and hung out at the beach with the rest of the kids at night. Best. Summer. Ever.

  16. Re:I think we all know how to solve this problem.. on IT Positions Some of the Toughest Jobs To Fill In US · · Score: 1

    Now TELL me why I want to leave for your pathetic 2 year contract?

    I do ERP architecture and development work ... Most of the recruiters that contact me are looking for 6 months or less. One even sent me a position that was LISTED as a 20 day contract 1500 miles from my home. I don't even respond to those.

  17. Re:That is because of the subject matter of debate on Landmark Calculation Clears the Way To Answering How Matter Is Formed · · Score: 1

    The fact that you WANT to run vi inside emacs automatically makes vi better! I just wonder why you want the stovetop, oven and kitchen sink included when all you really NEED is a blender.

  18. Re:That is because of the subject matter of debate on Landmark Calculation Clears the Way To Answering How Matter Is Formed · · Score: 1

    Slashdot has always been full of flamewars...

    vi has ALWAYS been better than emacs and you know it!

  19. Re:Troubling signal, why? on Facebook Shares Retreat Below IPO Price · · Score: 1

    If they were EMPLOYEE shares, then they weren't part of the IPO. FB can only sell shares still held by the company. Any shares granted to employees are theirs to do with as they please (as long as it doesn't violate any contractual agreements).

  20. Re:Cool, so where do you go next? on Software Engineering Is a Dead-End Career, Says Bloomberg · · Score: 2

    Already been passed over for management twice in the past five years at my current job... pretty sure that ain't going to happen here. Finding a management job elsewhere with nothing but senior level programmer/analyst roles hasn't been very successful so far either.

  21. Re:Cool, so where do you go next? on Software Engineering Is a Dead-End Career, Says Bloomberg · · Score: 3, Funny

    You ever hear of Logan's Run? It was wrong ... by 19 years. Sad to say, I've only got a few more months to go.

  22. Re:I don't need software to tell me how much caffe on Optimizing Your Caffeine Intake With an App · · Score: 1

    It turns out that people aren't willing to pay any extra for decaf compared to regular coffee. Since the decaffeination process itself adds cost, the only way to sell decaf for the same price as regular coffee is to use lower quality (cheaper) coffee beans. So now you're taking bad coffee, and making it worse. Aside from which, if you're producing coffee beans, why would you take the best you have and ruin it, when you could sell it as-is for a much higher price?

    This is the exact reason I've heard from many different sources. If you were willing to pay 50% extra for decaf, then you could have primo beans, no caffeine and good-tasting coffee. Most people won't pay the extra, thus most decaf tastes like crap.

  23. Re:Caffeine on Optimizing Your Caffeine Intake With an App · · Score: 2

    You must not be American ... we don't get extended holidays to wean ourselves from caffeine. My longest work break in 12+ years of IT has been 12 days that I spent between London and Paris. Getting 8 straight vacation days took quite a bit of negotiation.

  24. Re:I remember when . . . on Corporate Boardrooms Open To Eavesdropping · · Score: 1

    Circa 2000, Outlook Express.

  25. Re:I am planning to move to NC on US Senator Proposes Bill To Eliminate Overtime For IT Workers · · Score: 1, Informative

    I'll admit it ... I voted for her in 2008. Won't make that mistake again in 2014.

    That bill doesn't impact me; I'm salaried and already classified as Exempt. But I know a lot of hourly folks, both full-time (like help desk, etc.) and consultants that this would negatively impact.